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Unit 2: The Constitu
Unit 2: The Constituion
Term | Definition |
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Enumerated | Power given to the federal government only. |
Concurrent | Those powers shared by the federal and state governments. |
Executive | The branch that ENFORCES the laws. |
Preamble | The INTRODUCTION of the Constitution that states the GOALS for the government. |
Amendment | Any CHANGE to the Constitution . |
Separation of Powers | The idea that the government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid an abuse of power. |
The Charters of the VA Company | Established the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to colonists. |
Elastic Cause | Give Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out it's duties |
Reserved | Powers given to the STATES only. |
The Virginian Declaration of Rights | Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. |
Legislative Branch | The branch of government that MAKES the laws. |
Ratification | To approve. The Constitution was ratified June 1787. |
Declaration of Independence | Established and listed the unalienable rights to all men. Colonial grievances against the King. The idea of equality under the law. The colonies independence from the Great Britain(England). |
Judicial Branch | Branch of government that INTERPRETS the laws. |
Articles of Confederation | Established the first form of government for the Independent states. Allowed the states to keep the major powers of government. |
Articles | The seven sections of the Constitution following Preamble. |
Constitution | Establishes the structure of the present national government Living Document Supreme Law of the Land. |
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom | Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions Model for the first amendment to the Constitution. |
Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two branches. |
Shay's Rebellion | One of the final events providing the weakness of the Articles of Confederation. |